Month: September 2016

We’ve made an exciting update to your Editor Resources tab, located under Work in Progress.

Previously, this tab only linked to our external stock libraries, but now, we’ve included a powerful search tool that allows you to locate media from all four libraries at once, directly from the Edit Suite!

Watch How It Works:

Or Read about it here:

To access this new feature, you’ll need to have a project in the editing stage. If you open the project and click on the Editor Resources tab, you’ll see the new set up:

In the top left you’ll notice the “Keywords” box. Here you can search for any type of stock media assets from our libraries. Simply type in what you’re looking for, select either Audio, Video, or Graphic from the “Media Type” drop down menu, and hit “Search.” Depending on which media type you select, you’ll also see a series of optional filters in the middle of the tab. If you receive a large number of results, you can use the “Text Search” on the right side to search within your results.

From your search results, you’re also able to preview and download as many pieces of media as you’d like, and if you click on the star icon next to “Download,” it will instantly be added to your Favorites List. After favoriting a few assets, click the orange “Favorite” button to see everything you’ve favorited, regardless of the media type.

And that’s the basics!

Here are a few more tips to optimize your search:

When looking for music, try searching for the instruments you are looking for. Instrument data is embedded in each track’s meta-data, so this will help you find the specific music you need.

Many of the tracks are labeled based on their mood or genre. By searching things like “upbeat” or “simple,” you’ll find results that closely fit those feelings.

Keep in mind that your Favorites List is reset every time you leave and re-visit the editor site. Each project is so different, which is why we didn’t want to weigh your Favorites List down as you take on more and more work.

When previewing a file, note that you’ll see watermarks on any image or video assets. Upon download, the watermark will promptly be removed.

If you have any feedback on the current system or ideas for how we can improve in the future, please reach out to support@vidmob.com.

If you’re on the fence about using Facebook to share the video content your team works tirelessly to create, then we’ve got three solid reasons (that you can take to directly to your CMO) for why it’s time to get set up on Facebook.

1. Facebook’s Algorithm Has a Thing for Video:

Why Video Gets “Best in Show”

Because Facebook understands the power of video and how it’s changing the way we communicate. Naturally, Facebook is concerned with their user’s experience—each time a user logs in, Facebook’s algorithm helps to ensure that users get served the most engaging content (i.e. video) each and every time.

2. Facebook’s Social Superlative? Most Popular

Not only does video straight up perform better on Facebook, but Facebook is the largest social platform around, with over 1.7 billion active users that generate over 8 billion video views daily. With that size of an engaged audience, you’d be crazy not to take advantage.

Why Your Posts Get Best Possible Reach

One word: audience. Not only does Facebook have the largest amount of visitors (i.e. more people to get your message in front of), it also allows you to target that audience in incredibly exact ways. So getting your message in front of the largest, yet most specific group possible is 100% do-able.

3. Facebook Isn’t Exclusive

Unlike some other social media channels, Facebook isn’t overly restrictive on who can pay to play. In fact, you can set up a company Page for free and begin uploading your video content right away.

Why It’s Easy & Affordable to Get Started

In addition to starting a company Page, starting a Facebook Ad Account is equally as easy to push live. Plus, it opens up many more doors for that super-specific targeting we mentioned earlier. Simply set your budget and audience, upload your video ad unit, and let Facebook do all the hard work of placement, timing, and promoting for you.

At this point, it (almost) goes without saying that Facebook is a huge asset to any video or social marketing strategy. You put a lot of thought and effort into the video content you’re creating—so take it that one, big step further and give it the best possible audience around.

At VidMob, we pride ourselves in listening to our clients and delivering solutions to make their lives easier. As more and more businesses have begun using VidMob to rapidly scale the amount of video content that they produce, one of the consistent requests that we have heard from folks was for a desktop version.

The reasons for the request were many: that’s where their higher-end media lived; it’s easier to chat with an editor on a work computer; they would prefer to review drafts on a computer’s big screen; typing out long feedback was much easier on a keyboard than an iPhone; it’s easier to get group feedback from co-workers on a computer; and many more.

You asked, and we listened.

So we have spent the past six months talking with clients about the specifics of their needs, designing an experience to match that, and then implementing the technology. Through all of this, we kept today’s award-winning mobile experience in mind. Because the only thing better than a great desktop app, is a seamless experience across desktop and mobile, that enables you to interface with your projects in the optimal way, wherever you are.

What we are rolling out today is only an MVP (minimum viable product). It has bugs. And there are still many features that we plan on adding to today’s framework in the coming weeks and months. But it’s a significant step towards our goal of enabling any company in the world to create a virtual “production department” in about the time it takes to enter your email address.

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A single dashboard to manage all of your team’s
video production.

As I said earlier, we know that there are bugs. Our team is small, but we punch above our weight. We will find them, and we will fix them. In our usual spirit of transparency, we have included links on the homepage dashboard of the desktop version to all of the latest Release Notes, so that you can see the features/bugs that we are working on, and what we have fixed already. There is also a link on the homepage to a form where you can let us know about new bugs or features that you’d like to see added to the list.